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History1999• Friends of the High Line is founded by Joshua David and Robert Hammond to advocate for the High Lines preservation and reuse as public open space.Picture & Source: http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-history

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History2001 – 2002• Architect Casey Jones conducts research and outreach for "Reclaiming the High Line," a planning study which lays out planning framework for the High Lines preservation and reuse.Source: http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-history

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2002-2003 The City files with the federal Surface Transportation Board for railbanking, making it City policy to preserve and reuse the High Line. An open ideas competition, "Designing the High Line," solicits proposals for the High Lines reuse. 720 teams from 36 countries enter.Source: http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-history

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March – September 2004 Friends of the High Line and the City of New York conduct a process to select a design team for the High Line. The selected team is:  James Corner Field Operations, a landscape architecture firm, and  Diller Scofidio + Renfro, an architecture firmApril 2006 Construction begins on the HighlineJune 2008  All construction is finished, all parts of the Highline are opened to the public; artwork, wooden boardwalks, etc. are included Source: http://www.thehighline.org/about/high-line-history

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Features: Nature•After abandonment, wild grasses and flowers grew over thetracks, forming a natural meadow in the neighborhood.•According to Joshua David, author of Reclaiming the High Line, thisgreenery: Provides a refuge in nature for busy New Yorkers  Serves as a botanical garden, and the Horticultural Society of NY has expressed interest in it  Can serve as a refuge for birds and butterfliesSource: http://www.designtrust.org/pubs/01_Reclaiming_High_Line.pdf

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Features: Arts and Open SpaceSpaces atop and below the structure can:• Serve as exhibition space for art.• Serve as performance spaces for dance.• Create a place for local markets (though not big malls) Source: http://www.designtrust.org/pubs/01_Reclaiming_High_Line.pdf